School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 10.49 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
10.49 million number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
15th
of 205 countries
All-time high
18.13 million number
in 1971
All-time low
9.17 million number
in 2014
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Russian Federation, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Russian Federation stood at 10.49 million number.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Russian Federation peaked at 18.13 million number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9.17 million number, in 2014.

Russian Federation ranks 15th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in Russian Federation, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 18.06 million number
1971 18.13 million number +0.4%
1972 18.09 million number -0.2%
1973 17.89 million number -1.1%
1974 17.55 million number -1.9%
1975 17.10 million number -2.6%
1976 16.55 million number -3.2%
1977 15.95 million number -3.6%
1978 15.33 million number -3.9%
1979 14.69 million number -4.2%
1980 14.07 million number -4.2%
1981 13.57 million number -3.5%
1982 13.30 million number -2.0%
1983 13.18 million number -1.0%
1984 13.21 million number +0.2%
1985 13.40 million number +1.4%
1986 13.67 million number +2.0%
1987 13.96 million number +2.2%
1988 14.22 million number +1.8%
1989 14.44 million number +1.5%
1990 14.62 million number +1.3%
1991 14.80 million number +1.2%
1992 15.01 million number +1.5%
1993 15.29 million number +1.9%
1994 15.61 million number +2.1%
1995 15.94 million number +2.1%
1996 16.27 million number +2.1%
1997 16.66 million number +2.4%
1998 16.96 million number +1.8%
1999 17.17 million number +1.3%
2000 17.24 million number +0.4%
2001 17.06 million number -1.0%
2002 16.57 million number -2.9%
2003 15.87 million number -4.2%
2004 15.89 million number +0.1%
2005 15.00 million number -5.6%
2006 13.96 million number -6.9%
2007 13.02 million number -6.8%
2008 12.13 million number -6.8%
2009 11.34 million number -6.5%
2010 10.63 million number -6.3%
2011 10.03 million number -5.6%
2012 9.59 million number -4.4%
2013 9.31 million number -2.9%
2014 9.17 million number -1.5%
2015 9.18 million number +0.2%
2016 9.34 million number +1.7%
2017 9.58 million number +2.5%
2018 9.87 million number +3.0%
2019 10.18 million number +3.1%
2020 10.49 million number +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16.94 million number 14.69 million number 18.13 million number 10
1980s 13.70 million number 13.18 million number 14.44 million number 10
1990s 15.83 million number 14.62 million number 17.17 million number 10
2000s 14.81 million number 11.34 million number 17.24 million number 10
2010s 9.69 million number 9.17 million number 10.63 million number 10
2020s 10.49 million number 10.49 million number 10.49 million number 1

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.11 million number compare
  2. 13 Türkiye 10.85 million number compare
  3. 14 Egypt 10.66 million number compare
  4. 16 Viet Nam 9.41 million number compare
  5. 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.87 million number compare
  6. 18 Kenya 7.69 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Russian Federation?
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Russian Federation was 10.49 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 18.13 million number in 1971.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 9.17 million number in 2014.
How does Russian Federation rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Russian Federation ranks 15th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.